The Sun. — London, England, 1864-10-12 00:00:00

IiONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. T he Money m ar k e t presen t s no part i cu l ar f eature today. There is the same desire on the part of the Public to obt a i n accommodation, though not to the ..!tent w i tnessed a day or two previously. The discount establishments have not found it desirable andeeP hp their ra t es i n a ll cases a t 10 p er cen t., _ have theref ore t o -d a y b een nego ti a ti ng a p- P °ved description s of mercantile securities at 9 and 91 Per cent. There w as a fractional advance yesterday after noon in some of the principal foreign excLanges. 40 gold w as ta k en i nto t h e B an k yes t er d ay afternoon. T hree Greek houses, G. P. Lascaride, of Man 'ester Rouse, Old Broad-street, Messrs. Mavrob gerdato and Co.,'and Messrs. Glarcopidi, Brothers, Co,,and both of Gresham-street, have, through connections with the insolvency of other firms, been °lll 'ged to stop payment. T he li a bili t i es o f M r t ae ceride are estimated at £40,000, and the other 'We at £ 20 ,000 together. II :, t a Meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Oeluchs an ` 4 F o -1 cotton d e al e rs, the balance-sheet prepared by aw : lea / 3 re. Quilter, Ball, and Co., showed liabilities i : ti nting to £27,055 44, 2d., and assets repro. -- ;,",: l ag £9,416 l s . 10d., leaving a defioienoy of 7'. 63 9 23. 4d. It was resolved to wind up the es tate under inspection. Two O'CLOCK. At the P ar i s B ourse thi s d ay , accor di ng t o Reuters telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were quoted 65f. 40c. th htheations of buoyancy have been perceptible in e English St oc k M ar k e t today. Soon after the o°lnmencement of business, a few purchases sent : 46 ' 011 5 up k per cent., and a better feeling was apparent with respect to trade generally, Al f".eogh fail ures are d a il y re p or t e d, there is less than and mor e con fid ence in the stability of affairs 11 : 1 f ormerly. The many calls that are now being made on accou n t o f j o i n t-stock enterprise prevent th of ' Public from taking advantage of the low price e th e Funds ; b u t a ft er thi s wee k, when the divi u will be in course of distribution, Government th 3cllB will no doubt find numerous investors, and C :, 11 hi gher prices may consequently be looked for.. 40 -48 ° 1 8 are now 88 4 for money and 881 1 for the r -e : o ti nt• The New Threes and Reduced Annuities itn - a l ; March Exchequer Bills, 10s. to 55. dis.; 1 0 ;"ene ditto 15s. to ss. dis.; India 5 per Cents., 10 "1" 104; Debentures, 971 ; and Bonds, 12s. to 43 ; Bank Stock is marked 235 237. p g en erally firmer tone has been apparent in the T h °rei gn Mark e t, an d b us iness is rather more active. e Confederate Loan, which declined late yester. ti? afternoon to 49/ 60/, has recovered to 53 55, 1 8 °.,,,10g a rise of 4 per cent. Turkish 6 per Cents., 2R " 4 1 are 69 ; do. Consolides, 48; 494 ; Mexican, A 1 . 3 do. New, 241 ; Greek, 221 t; Spanish ( 1. 48 . 817 n, 30 ; do. Certificates, 13/ 1 ; and Sar. 8 1 1 82. t — Quillen in the RAiiway Market continues dull. O d on, Chatham, and Dover and Great Northern 1 8 -7 . 43e anh declined £1; North Eastern (Berwick), ; South Eastern, 106.; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 55. T he Foreig n an d C o l on i a l li n es remain inactive itt a bout former rates. il 4ni t and Miscellaneous shares are dull, and in lio th Ir e instances at l o w e r quo t a tions . London and razelian have declined to 411 ; Metropolitan and ii r "' i neial to 18 19 ; Union of London to 60; and 44801 :1 Bay Company to 14i 15, (10 , ,,. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 pe i 0, ZRNAIENT ruNDs. 88 71 8/ } h -ellt. Consols 881 3 h : ° Account, Nov. 12.... 86b 6 liZ!' Cent, Reduced 8b 6 i IC 3 ,., Per Cent t ... l l 4 5 per Cent. Jan. 1891.... — C° 6 per Cent., Jan. 1873 t',.sninties, 30 yrs, expire .sth J an., 1880 — 4 ' o for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — bo (Iced Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 zach. June. le lleq , uer Bills £l,OOO, Do £5OO 4& 31 per Cent. 11 5 ) D o £lOO and £2OO 1144 k l)oAcn Egland Stk, 51 per Ct. count .. I 15.13i1 0g GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Dot St ccoock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 ...... Aunt D 0 6 per C ent. July, 1870 .... ° 4 Per Cent., Oct. 1888 — , Do Certificates to Account .. Doo 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) — D 045 Pei Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent — D 0 6 per Cent., Jan. 1872 — 11 0 A l' Per Cent., May, 1879 — 00 1 per Cent. Aug. 1866 D 0 - bonds t1,0(io .. ° onder £l,OOO •••• 4 0st • P°II BIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. _ 13 1 .2 1 , an Bonds, 5 per Cent g r , 1 1 4 ,0 6 per Cent ... . — _ ".,,t per Cent., 1852-58-60 114 4 -' 0 C 1863 eti o . _t l ' Ayres 6 per, Cent _ ,0 Account... • vo, 6 per Cent. e010 ° 1 , 4 1 ,, Per Cent _ en1); - ;'an 6 per Cent .„,--1,/ per Cent. Al() A _.... ~.., ba lli ~" Per Cent, 1864 1),, 84 3 Per Cent., 1825 8 h: u Per Cent 1864 t.dor Nese Co' lidated, 1 per Cent — .. 0, Provi _ 4gy.ti eonal n L s a o nd Warrant 951 61 14 r 7 Per Cent — Do' econd Issue .. ' 1) 4 0 1, 4 , 40 Bonds no - ' Per Cent A eeouut " 1824-5, ex-Coupons 221 / 1); ' e liPeue 44„,,,,A000unt ii .eroala 5 per Cent. LttlL B , 3B and 1859 - B q , A z i "' u Per Cent.(Mareramana Railway) DO _ _ le ml 3 per Cent .... D 1864 245 dia Diq,. - Per Cent. Anglo-French .1., sA) S criP, £33 paid 1400°.Prench Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis a d I'4 11811 Imperial 5 per Cent ''' Gr t_ anada .. b° „4 per Cent. 1)°-"eterred b Laud Warrans Hectares ° B ebentures, 4 t pe ( r Ct., April 1861 — ' P., Do d o A ug., 1866 — /4,11111 41 per Cent • • i;, ° i Per Cent. (Uribarren) .. 1, 0 " it per C en t., 1862 Ac, Accotuit Zstla:nese 3 per Cent., 1853 13' Account • • IP a per Cent., 18a6, '7, '9, , 60,,62,'3.. 465 5 11,:'Account — .6 81 ati 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B3l DO4l per C en t., 1850 .. 825 1.)„ 1860 110 u r Per Cent 1859 D 9 Per Cent, 1862 I)Q° n glo-Dutch. littrliheriP, £55 paid 0 ' 441 per Cent tli. ACCOUnt "4161 1 , 13 0 . per Cent 1 o k ive°°nut .... b o ...evi, Deferred — DAte ° o 1, .unt .... Do asai V 6 tt hil ° 4 ° ,e o l.lnt — D , -;ert of Coup not funded 135 / / .. --r• li*e(ld°' i 'll ' t ... ... ~., Bo b s_%4 Per Cent — 411 riti„,: 41 1), £6O paid — pm D 4 6 0 A per Cent. 1854 — I)o4'e-count 1)0 Pe a n ent.o 1858 I), e' t Do tlOO Bonds —. bo P e r Cent. 1862 Doi ount .9,0 Bonds.. . ' 70 1)0 1a,, - ',. ° 1863 .• — 1,. bo biWatteed, 4 per Cent..... ' t i °2ll o i a. ; IcriP, £4O paid .. ,o keeo__Per Ceut. 0 6 Per •• ........ I uo i t !'""' ‘-;ent. 1862 ' 'llo 6 ce ° l ltxt ' A IP". Cent., 1864 .. 43 "tlet • Lvidends on the above payable in London. 1:11)'1 4. 1411 1 5 p e r Cent., Ex. 10 Florins. qt o b , . 2 , 2 Per Cent., Ex 25f pBo .1 ~1:10r Cent. Ex. 12 Gull __ It'elich R ented ' Cen t. dertificates ilifAll. i, Bo 4, n per Cent.. ; 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. Vtilvi, '°„.ntit tedr„,3l:l+yollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. ' B °) 6 per Cent Ex. 25f —. 0 .3 Z l (l ° 4 14 ko THRE O'CLOCK. ne e ' ° ° l lllt l .. 5 .................. .• BB5 5 --..._ ". 15 24 lerpool Cotton Market—This Day, , k 1541 w 4et d oll and irregular. Sales probably 4,000 SHARP.: itARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. share Railways. p a i d ) Closing Business Price. done. air., Wol., and Str. Val. illythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter ( Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall 824 124 Do A (A gets no div Do. /3 tillOpc.pan.has been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow. :Hug. and S. Western. , lreatEastern, Ord. etk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian s t 4- lreatNorthot Scotland Ureat Northern Do A stock Do IS do Gt. S. and W. of Ireland Great IVesterr,Original Do Str Val vna.'l,tocKl Do. South Wales .... IDo. West 1111 d. —thttord Do Newport Do Hereford Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blaokw all Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Sw.th Western Ilan., Shef., & Lincoln. liaryport and Carlisle. Dot shares... .. Nietropolitan Midland _ _ Do Binning. Derby \lid. Gt. W. of Irelano Do. shares NW Kest North British 'Edin., Perth, do Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwiol• Do, G.N.E. purohas, Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle...•.. •• .• Do. Stock. & Darling. Do do 1855-58 1 1 Do do 18.3G41 North London Do New ...... Do New, 18ft4 North Staffordshire .. N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Soot, Mid. stook Shrews. and Welohpool Shropshire Union South South Eastern 6taines,Wok.,andWok Taff Vale Do C Vale of Neath Waterford Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepag Ilar.tlat. 431 I 4 127 1361 71 09 i 113} ti HO 11 ICI 95} 5 41 64 1081 7 1281 91 9 IGO 106 5i f 82 $4 122 123 6 7 31 33 16 17 85 E , 7 105 107 13i 44} 6 7 1 6 128 136 R 8 127 13U 8) 91 69,1 7} 47 49 35 40 91 101 1131 1131 655 67 102 (03 33 40 110 k 111 94 90 631 C4l 107 109 1 1291 124 99 101 51 63 24 i 5 1051 1061 84i 65} 94i 954 125 130 35 36 9 10 f 7 8 e 1111 123 1 l p 75 77 101 Ile 131 138 64 66 84 *6 81182 8 9 160 165 84 4i p 0' 80 33 35 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways Mantic & St Lawreno. lom., Baroda.t. Cent In, Gu. 5 per cent.. •• • • Do. E. Shares... quilalo and Laae Hum Do. Preference .• • 3uffalo,Brant,&Godric) p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 187 00. do. July 1, 187 )o. do. June 1, 18; ;lcutia.k S.Eastn. (Lin 7apPTown t Dock Seri Demerara 7 p.a. per. pf e:astn. Bengal gu. b p. vast Indian. mi. 5 p. c Do. do. J Eat ;rand Trunk of Cana Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge Si per cent Do. Ist fret. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pi ef. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deferred...... (.4LlndlaPonin.gua.6p.c Do. Cul. 5 per cent.. Do. New gua. 5 p. a... it. South.of ludia(Lim guaranteed 5 per oent Do. 4t per cent..... Do at. W. of Canada Share Do. New ..... . • Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt Jo. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.. • . I,ndian Branch Limited Andras. guar., 5 p. C. Do. 41 p. o. Extensio► Do. 14 d 0.... • Do. Fifth Extension. Vielb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnci ticib. & Hobson's Bay. .fewßrunswiok & Cand. Class A. and B. S.Rl.C'das Po Ist pt hdt Soinde ...... Do. Delhi 1)0. do Do. Funjaub 00. Indus.R. Flog) & Paid Closing Prloe. Business done Shan 100 Sk I 55 67 .00 tC)I Idis pr 4i 5 7 8 liool g 9 icoi 95 100 92 94 stack Stook 100 101 99i ICOI stock 10 19 20 1001 i 992 19} 100 stook 90 93 71 73 60 42 66 58 58 t 8 53 56 46 f 8 58 30 26 '4'B 100 tOt id pr id 11* 1101 100 1 stook 99 100 stock stock 20 100 9 9i 11 101 80 91 77 81 4 d ) r 99 1000 92 04 88 00 Hi 2 100} stook stock stock itook 8 CO gook stock 100 [ 10( 100 2 I'o 10(' S 80 83 99 100 08 100 id par 98 100 95 97 stook COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31, 1872.... 100 - - Do. do. 1883.- 100 - .kJ ui: - 1877-84 100 89 9 2 804 905 - Do. 8 p.c. Feb. & Aug 100 88 90 - Do. 6p. o. Mar. & Sept 100 88 93 - Do. 6p. o. Jan.&July. 10c 75 80 76 $ - Do. 5 Inscribed stool. 100 75 80 - ape G. Hope, 6 p e,187:- 100 104 106 Do.Ap & Oct. 168( 100 107 109 Do. 189 , 100 108 110 - 'o. Jan. & July. 1891. 100 107 103 - N0v.1863, 6p t 100 101 105 - Do. 1878, do. 100 It 9 112 ilituritius 6 p.ceut.lB73 00 101 104 103 Do. 1878 100 103 108 Do. 1882 130 ,03 105 -- NTatal Gov. 6 per cont.. 100 Ir.o 116 - Nl.B.Gov.6p.o.Ja.&Jull 100 13 96 93 - 4. S. W. G ov. 5 p 0.,186 , 100 97 99 985 - Du. sp. c.,18i Ito 1:17, 100 95 97 - Do. d0.,1888 &upwdb 100 04 96 sTew Zealand 6 p oent 100 9) 102 - Nlova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. - sterling,, 1875. lOO 95 93 - lueensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 103 102 1015 Aus Cov. p. 0.186- 100 - Do. 176 &ui ward Wu 105 107 Vic.GoV. 6 p.c. J a.&Jul) 100 - - - Do. io 6 p.o. An.&064, 100 ,04 105 1014 4 BRITISH MINES. 2 ( lambrian Consol. Gold 1 5 f - Chiverton......• 3 6 7 - Amalgamated - 30 32 39 - )(won G. Con.. (Taoist 1 570 590 - Drakewal's....... . - East Bassett (Illogan) so 63 65 - East Caradon ..... 1.14. , 264 274 .last Carn Brea 3.4 ., 7 7 - East Grenville 2.7.0. 74 71 - East Lovell g. 13.6. 74 84 - 1 1 V'1 Russel (Tavistk 8.13. 44 6 4arn.&St.Aubyn(Gwen 60 7 9 4 Go eat Laxey, all 15 15 reat South TolgUs... 17t , 2 24 - 1. Wheal Vor(lielstoy 40 28 29 281 5 8 - 4renville . • 7B. . 65 74 - lerc.d's-Foot ...... 6.13 88 40 - lingston Downs 4.18.' 445 - 11 - argaret (tiny t 5 7 9 larke Valley. 4 Iyndv Iron Ore (Lim. 25 14 IC. Nangiles... 19 25 .7 - ew oet•in 214 75 85 - • :orth Downs 3 1 14 - North Roskear.. 294* 20 22 Basset(' lloglu, 31 , .6 11 25 - forth Wheal Crotty .. 2.8 0 34 4 - Prosper United....... 7.1. g. 34 3j rovidenoe(thiy Lelnt. 106.7 37 39 - iouthCaradon(St.Cleei 15 20 510 - Wheal Fran. (111ozah 18.18. i 33 36_ - itray Park - Croft 4 17 19 - Nest Basset (Illoon).. 14 8 9 - Cr radon (Liskeard 9 5 - West Chiverton - Nest Su on ,'t heal Basset (Illogar. 54 92 95 - .iheal Buller(Redruth, 10 14 16 - bVhealLndt.ott - Wheal Mary Ann (Lien 8 15 17 16 - 13eton 584 2024 2074 vTheal Trelawney (Lis 7 18 20 - Wheal Union 4 1 14 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 4 j per cent., red. at 10 per cent. pm., 1021 Ditto, 5 per cent., redeemable at 5 per cent., 103 Great Western, 4 per cent. irred,, 85 North British 5 per cent., 105} PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 5 per cent. pf., Ditto, new por cent pf., t London and South-Western, 4i per cent , 98 FOREIGN RAIL WAY B. Imperial Mexican, 3fi Ban Paulo (lim.), , gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (all), ifq FOREIGN MINE& United Mexican lim% 4} Yudananautana of S:Australia, Una., i BANKS. Azra and Masterrnitn's (11n14, 125 8 Alliance clim.). 35 3 Ditto, new, 34 4 Anzio Austrian, Australasia, 67 8 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 33 21 4 Ditto, new, 31 City, 115 16 Consolidated Bank, Um., 91 East London, lira., 5/ Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 4} London and Brazilian Mtn.), 414 London Chartered Bank 01 Australia, 231 London and Coutity,769 84 London and South-Western, lira., London and 11 estminster, 94 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lira., 18 19 Ditto (.CIO), 8 Soinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, lim., 111 South Australia, 36 Standard of British South Africa (11m0, 181 18 Union of Australia, 504 Union of London 50 414 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 67i MISCELLANEOUS. Australian ➢lort. Land and Finance, lim., 3 Continental Union Gas. lim.. 9f Credit Fonder and Mobilic r of England, 7i Ditto (£2), 4k Crystal Palace, 32 Egyptian Com. and Trading, lira., 2,1 Electric Telegraph, 104 English and Australian Copper, 1} Fore-street Warehouse, lira., 8i Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Rm., 6 i Hudson's Bay, 111 15 Imperil Mercantile Credit Asso., lira., el International Financial t,ociety, lira., 61 t Joint Stock Discount, Urn., 4f 5 London Financial Association, lim., 20f Ditto. new, 19k 20 Lcndon General Omnibus Company, 2f National Discount Company, lira., 12} Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 803 791 SoutL Auatraliau Land, 281 LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, SHERIFFS' COURT. A NOVEL POTNT IN LAW OP PARTNEBBUIP..-BANNISTER Y, FAIRLIE. This was an action to recover balance of an account for cornchandlery goods supplied. Mr. Thos. Angell appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Rusken representing defendant. It appeared that a person named Gibbons lived at a house at Clapham, and defendant went to stop there. Gibbons be came involved, and made an assignment, and it was en deavoured to be shown that Fairlie had been a partner, but Mr. Fairlie himself said he was only a lodger. Mr. Angel called for a cheque which had been signed by defendant, and made payable to plaintiff,and defendant admitted that he had a monthly account with Mr. Gibbons. That was to say that-when bills came in they were cast up, and defendant paid half. His Honour said that upon this defendant was liable. If he had agreed for a certain sum every month, it would have been a different thing, but ho was interested to the extent of one half, and this made him liable for the whole. Verdict for plaintiff. BAD FISH AT BILLINGSGATE AGAIN. In a case which occurred here to-day, a long dispute arose about bad fish, and his honour remarked that he had been trying for a long time past to get the name of the men who sent up the bad fish. The salesmen would not give up those names, and the public occasionally suffered through the easy consciences of some of the retailers. It was sworn that the fish was bad, and whenever this was proved the Court would give the plaintiffs verdicts. In the present instance, there was conclusive evidence as to the fish being bad, and the plaintiff would have a verdict for the full amount with costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,---This day. BOW-STREET. William Evans was again placed before Mr Vaughan, charged with obtaining a coat and trousers from Mr Mer rifield, tailor, Strand, by false representations. It will be recollected that the prisoner led Mr Merrifield to believe that he held a Government appointment in the Transport Department of the Admiralty, and in order to give additional strength to his representations he took Mr Merrifield's nhopman to Somerset House, where he went into an office which he represented as his, and there he signed an I 0 U for the amount in his brother's name, he being the person holding the appointment, and not the prisoner. Upon Mr Merrifield applying for payment the brother denied all knowledge of the I 0 U, and the prisoner was given into custody. There were various other charges against the prisoner on the first occasion of his being brought up, but they were all withdrawn, and the prisoner was remanded for the attendance of his brother. On the second occasion that the prisoner was placed at the bar an applica tion was made to Mr Vaughan to discharge the prisoner, as Mr Merrifield did not wish to press the charge; but in consequence of the brother not being in attendance Mr Vaughan refused to accede to such a proposition, and again remanded the prisoner. This morning he was again placed at the bar, when Mr Wontner (who appeared for the prisoner) reminded the magistrate of the application of Mr Merrifield to with draw the charge against the prisoner. Mr Vaughan—ls the brother here P Police-constable F 100—Na, your worship. Mr Vaughan—Why is he not here ? Police-constable—l do not know, your worship. I have been to his lodgings. Mr Vaughan—ls Mr Merrifield in court ? [t\lr Merrifield having entered the witness box, the magistrate continued] —You have expressed a wish that the present proceedings should not go on. Upon what grounds do you make the application ? Mr Merrifield—The young man has been three weeks in prison, your worship, and 1 think ho has been suffi ciently punished. Mr Vaughan—Have you been paid, or have you received any promise of payment ? Mr Merrifield—No, sir. Mr Vaughan—Then there has been no sort of compro mise in the matter. Is there any person in court who can speak to the prisoner's previous character I' Mr George Evans said—l am the prisoner's uncle. and have known him from childhood, and I have had ample bpportunity of observing the actions of the prisoner. Up to the present charge his character has been irreproachable, and when that became known it created the utmost astonish ment amongst them. . . Mr Vaughan—To what do you attribute his present position ? Mr Evans—To bad associates and bad comr any. If his brother had come forward I believe there would appear to be extenuating circumstances-- Mr Wontner— Don't go into that now. Mr Vaughan—lt was stated on the last examination that if the prisoner was discharged his friends would undertake that he should be sent abroad. Mr Evans—That promise will be performed. The rela- tives of the prisoner hav9 made a subscription in his behalf, and their great desire was that the prisoner should be sent abroad in order that he might get rid of his bad companions. Mr Vaughan—Prisoner, I have very grave doubts with respect to your case, but after careful consideration I have came to the conclusion that, consistently with my duty, I may discharge you instead of committing you for trial. I place much weight on the recommendation of the prosecutor, but your case not being a felony, al though very close upon it, the magistrate has a larger discretion ; and considering that you have already been three weeks in prison, and that your friends will send you away from this country, I shall order you to be discharged. I do hope that for the future you will en deavour, by your good conduct, to atone in some degree for the disgrace you have brought upon your family. You are now discharged. Prisoner—Before I leave the court I wish to say that I never intended to defraud Mr Merrifield. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. AN AFFRAY WITH THE POLICE.—Mr Henry Luoon, said to be an officer in the army, and giving the address Tavistock Hotel, Coveut-garden ; Mr William Aubert Steinmitz, of Upper Clayton, gentleman; and Wm. Henry Neville Woodhouse, of No. 4, Lansdowne-terrace, Notting hill, gentleman, were charged before Mr Tyrwhitt with behaving in a disorderly manner, and causing a crowd to assemble in the Haymarket. _ _ _ Police•constable Samuel Yeo, 316 H, iaid—About 1 o'clock this morning I was in the Haymarket, when I saw a crowd of about 140 persons outside a cafe, and the three defendants, arm in arm, pushing and knocking against everybody they came near, and et the same time shouting oat. On persuading the defendants to be quiet and to behave themselves, Lucon said he was a major and a justice of the peace, and knew the law better than all the police ; Steinmitz also said he was an officer, and did not care for anybody; and Woodhouse said he was a gentlemen, and would do as he liked. By this time nearly 300 persons had collected. The defendants then moved to the top of the Haymarket, and were then joined by about a dozen soldiers —Horse Guards and Life Guards. They then went into Tichborne-street, and Steinmitz called out " Now, soldiers, do what you can and I'll protect you." I then Cook Steinmitz into custody, and the other defendants were taken by other constables. Steinmitz again called out —" Now, soldiers, to the rescue I" and the soldiers got hold of me. I got a blow on the head and several kicks, but I think that was from the soldiers. We then got them into Regent street, and it took three or four of us to get Steinmitz in. Mr Tyrwhitt—How many soldiers were there? Constable—About 10 or 12. Steinmitz—.l did not say "soldiers to the rescue." I was pushed about in the Haymarket more than I pushed about. I did when I was attacked try to rescue myself. Lucon—Why did 316 A push me on as I was lighting my cigar outside of Quin's oyster shop. Thos. Pratt, 311 A—l saw a great crowd outside the cafe, and heard 316 A persuading the defendants to go away The defendants pushed against several persons. I told them, after they said they were gentlemen. they ought to set an example. The defendants then got to the top of the Haymarket, and there was a large collection of cabmen, prostitutes, and roughs. On 316 A taking the defendants into custody I followed to keep the crowd back; when we got into Quadrant I saw several of the Blues and Life Guards, and Steinmitz called out, "Now, !soldiers, rescue, and I'll see you righted." Some of the soldiers then caught hold of 316 A, and on tolling the soldiers not to interfere they struck me. I took one of the soldiers to the station, but do not know whether ho is going to be brought up. Sergeant Godfrey, 18 C, said—There were about 300 persons collected, and on going over to quell the disturb ance, it became much worse. My hat was knocked off, and I had a blow on my head. Two soldiers were taken into custody. I did not hear the soldiers called upon by the de fendants, as I was not near enough. 1 don't know whether the soldiers aro going to be brought up. It was here stated to the magistrate that the soldiers would have to go before the military authorities. Mr Tyrwhitt--The soldiers ought to have been detained. I do not see why they should bo let go because they are sol diers. It is a most dangerous practice to let the Horse Guards override the civil authorities. The defendant Lucon—l was lighting my cigar after coming out of Quin's oyster shop. 316 A said " Move on," and immediately after I received, not a blow, but a poke on the back of my neck. 316 A again said "Move on." I refused to move, and he then pushed his knee against me. I then said I would take his number and bring him up, as he was exceeding his duty. Through the push my lips and hand were burnt with the fusee I was using. I then walked a little way, finding my friends in custody, and I was taken bee.tuse I went with the others. lam an officer and a co lonial magistrate, and therefore know I must not resist the police. I thought when I got before the inspector I should be allowed to have my say, but was not. Steinnitz—l am not an officer, and don't suppose I over shall be, but was called last night "captain," but why, I cannot say. [lt may be stated that in the Haymarket "titles of courtesy " are very commonly made use of.] Woodhouse—l consider there is no harm in taking a walk in the Haymarket. Mr Tyrwhitt—l have no doubt you were disorderly— made a great noise—and displayed great folly; as I have also no doubt that some of you were indiscreet enough to 81 i THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 12, 1864 call on the soldiers. I shall discharge Woodhouse, but I shall call on the othere—more particularly the magistrate— to find one bail each, in the sum of £lO, to keep the peace and be of good behaviour for six months. Bail was tendered and accepted. THAMES. FALSE STurintv.—Ellen Willingale, a most impudent woman, of very bad character, was brought before Mr Par. tridge, charged with stealing a child's dress, a shell chim ney ornament, a sheet, a calico shirt, and various other articles, the property of Henry English, a shoemaker, of No. 6, St. Andrew's - terrace, Limehouse. The prosecutor, who appeared to be labouring under great despondency, is the father of the girl Emma English, who preferred a charge of rape against Mr Goodfellow, a surgeon, last week, and which was dismissed by Mr Selfo. Mr Engli h was him-elf charged with violently assaulting Mr Goodfellow, while labouring under the belief that his daughter, aged 14, had been dishonoured by h.m. Mr English was held to bail in his own recognisances to keep the peace. Since the investigation Mr English has been. pestered with strangers calling upon him, and pre tending to spnpathise with him. Of this class was the prisoner, who was quite unknown to Mr Eng lish until last night, when she called upon him in company with a young man, who had some business to transact with him. The prisoner was very tipsy, and Mr English, who was surprised at the intrusion of a stranger into his home, attempted to get rid of her, but was unable to do so. She insisted on sending for some ale, condoled with him on his recent troubles, and said how hard it was his daughter should have been ruined, and the father left without redress. As the prisoner was leaving the house, after a long visit, and Mr English was about to shut the street door, the pri soner dropped a child's dress from her person. Mr English picked it up and found it be his own property. Mr English went after her and brought her back, and took from under her arm a sheet belonging to him. She then took a variety of other things from her person and threw them on the floor. She was given into custody and taken to the station-house. While seated there she took a spoon from her pocket and placed it alongside of her. She was then searched by a constable's wife, and another spoon and a shoeing horn were taken from her. The spoons and the horn were the property of Mr English. He was very reluctant to prosecute, and said he would rather give her the articles and five shillings, too, than see her punished. Mr Townsend, a gatekeeper in the East India Dock, confirmed the evidence ti Mr English in every particujar. The prisoner, who was said to be the wife of an omnibus conductor, declared, in the most impudent manner, that all that was said against her was false. She dropped nothing, and nothing was taken from her. Mr Patridge—And nothing was taken from you at the station-house ? Prisoner—Nothing whatever. All false from beginning to end. (Laughter.) A young man named Atkins, a butcher, of No. 88, Sidney-street, Stepney, was called by the prisoner, who said he could prove she had nothing at all upon her. Ho would not, however, commit perjury to save her. He said she accompanied him to the house of Mr English, and she had some drink. If she had taken anything he thought it was a lark. _ Mr Partridge—A strange lark, indeed. She goes to the house of Mr English under pretence of commiserating with hira, and takes away thoae things. I fine her 40a for the unlawful possession of the property, and in default one month's imprisonment. The penalty was paid. WESTMINSTER. CONVICTION OF AN OFFICER IN TUE ARMY..--Mr. John Charles Sweeney, of 18, St. George's-street, captain in the 91st Highlanders, .was charged with unlawfully breaking a square of glass, value £lO, and assaulting the policeman. The charge of wilful damage was not proceeded with, Miss Hughes, the complainant, being absent. Police-sergeant 26 B, said that at 11 o'clock last ;night he was called to 16, Cumberland-street, Pimlico, where the defendant was given into custody for wilfully breaking a square of plate-glass. When witness entered defendant was coming down stairs with a stick in his hand, and in allusion to the glass said, "Bobby, come and see me finish it, and in returning upstairs he broke some more of the glass from the wardrobe. The lady, having given him in charge, witness laid hold of him by the arm, upon which he said he should like to have t slap at the " bobby," and struck him on the hat, on the breast, and on the mouth, In cross-examination by Mr Edward Lewis, solicitor for defendant, witness said that defendant said he should like to " bonnet" witness. He was not drunk, The blows he struck were not violent. _ _ Police-constable 45 B said that as he entered the house with the servant, they met the defendant coming down stairs. He had part of his clothes off, and after putting them on, he said, " I should like b have a go at you." "Bobbies,' he added, "I'll pay for a new hat, and give you le. if you let me bonnet you." He then struck thf sergeant on the top of the hat. In the seuffi to secure him he struck witness under the ear with his fiat. Mr Lewis said that his client had, while in a state o! intoxication, been inveigled into this house, where a dif ference arose. The fact of defendant being partially un dressed would show the character of the house. Mr Arnold inquired what it was. The sergeant said he believed it was very respectable. Mr Lewis said it could be shown it was not—it was a lodging-house for ladies. Defendant said Col. Cumberland hired it for its present occupant. _ Mr Lewis said that defendant very deeply repotted what had occurred. He had been wounded while in service in India, and having had sun stroke there, became much ex cited under the influence of liquor, as in the present case. The assaults seemed to have been jocular, by the language used, and not of a vicious character. Mr Arnold thought there was not evidence of a savage character in the assaults, but pointed out that the police were not to be assaulted as a source of amusement to gen- tlemen who got drunk. Although the lower order of per sons might be guilty of misconduct while in a state of in• toxication, better conduct was expected of those in the posi . Lion of gentlemen, and be (Mr Arnold) doubted whether he ought not to commit without a fine. He fined defendant £lO (45 for eaoh assault) or two months, which was immediately paid. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. But moderate supplies of home-grown wheat were re ceived fresh up to our market to-day coastwise and by rail. The trade, however, was in a sluggish state for all qualities ; nevertheless, the bulk of the supply of good and fine pro duce on offer was disposed of at Monday's currency. The transactions in inferior English wheats were at about pre • vions rates. There was a good supply of foreign wheat on the stands. In all descriptions sales progressed slowly, yet no change took place in prices compared with Monday. Indeed both continental and American parcels were held at fully that day's currency. There was a moderate supply of barley on offer. Good and fine malting qualities on ved off steadily, at full prices ; otherwise the barley trade was dull, at quite the recent fall in the quotations. Malt was in slow request, at about previous rates. Tho supply of oats on the stands was tolerably large. Most descriptions were in good demand, at fall currencies. Beans met a slow sale, at the late decline in prices. Peas, however. ruled firm. The flour trade was quiet, at late prices. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley, Malt. Oats. Flour. English ...... 210 750 200 380 Irish ........ 1,860 Foreign ...... 4,190 1,100 25,120 30 eke WHITECHAPEL. ' M o d era te supplies of moa t are on sale here, and trade, on the whole, is steady, a t the annexed quotations : Beef, from 28 10 d to 4s 4d; mutton, 38 8 d to 4 s 8 d • veal, 35 10d to 45 8 d; a nd p ork, 3s 6d to 4s 10 J per Blbs by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. The hop trade is dull, Fine samples are tolerably firm in price; but inferior produce is obtainable at reduced quotations. FRENCII ACADEMY or SCIENCES,—At the last sitting a letter was read froth M. Enault, calling the attention of naturalists to the strength of the thread of a garden spider, probably well-known to them ; the ad van tages, however, which might be derived from its threads, which offer groat resistance, seem to have escaped their natice. Dr Arentzen wrote from Copenhagen that in the course of his researches touching the treatment of diseases of the eye, he had discov ered that electrici ty applied in a way incipient n ent ar t o him, may stop the progress of an N o w, since the b eg i nn i ng of th i, disease generally commenc es at a p oin t where it is easy cataract. peculi to perceive it, wheneve r the dimi nution of vision is attributable to that cause, the means . ho pro poses will not indeed restore the eye-sight as it was before, but will prevent the evil from becoming worse. If the Academy, he adds, should think such a result, however im perfect, sufficiently important to deserve further attention, he will be happy to communicate all the necessary details to enable practitioners in France to try the method which he has now been employing with success for more than a year.— M. Lespiault, who, at the last sitting, had announced that a violent explosion had been heard in the air on the 24th Sept., and which did not seem to admit of any other explanation save that of the bursting of a fire-ball, wrote again to say that his supposition was correct; for that, in a private letter from Mont-de-Marsan, and published in the Gu onde, it was stated that on that day at 20 minutes 12 p.m., a fiery globe of the sizs of a bomb-shell had burst in the vicinity of that town with a violent noise resembling the simulta neous report of 20 pieces of ordnance. This noise lased 10 seconds ; the direction of the bolis was from north to south ; but the phenomenon could not bo observed in all its splen dour because the sun was very brilliant, and unveiled by the slightest cloud CITY SEWERS COMMISSION. Yesterday a meeting was h - Zid at the Guildhall of the City Commissio nera of Sewers, Deputy De Jersey in the chair. THE GAS QUESTION. The following report from the special committee upon gas was read and adopted : " We, whose names are hereunto set, your special com mittee on gas, to whom it was on the 14th of June last re ferred to consider a motion of that date—' That the citizens of London have for a long time been suffering from an in sufficient supply of gas, and that supply being under the superintendence committee, they be appointed for the pur pose of ascertaining the cause of such insufficiency, with power to make such investigation and take such steps as may appear desirable, with a view to its improvement, both in quality and quantity, and to insure to the consumer more power and permanent light ;' and having had our attention directel to the various complaints which have been made from time to time of insufficiency of light from the public lamps where the carburetter is fixed in the lantern, and to the shadow cast by such carburetters round the base of such lamps, after consulting with the chemical examiner and gas engineer thereupon, we have decided to recommend to your hon. Court that on the termination of the present contract witti the Co operating Company on Ist Feb. next, the use of the carburetter, so far as regards those lamps where it is paced in the lantern, be discontinued. " With regard to the very difficult question as to the ex cessive amount of sulphur found in the gas supplied to the City,we are advised by the chymical examiner of gas, that, in the event of yoar hon. Court desiring to take any pro ceedings to put in force the provisions of the act of Parlia ment in reference thereto, it is expedient that you should have the best opinion you can get on the subject, and he recommends that Mr Hawksley, the gas engineer, be re tained for such purpose and to advise as to the best mode of reducing the amount of sulphur in gas, so that such opinion be had at a cost not to exceed 20 guineas, and we recommend that he be retained for that purpose accordingly, and that it be referred back to us to obtain the same." Dr LETUEBY reported that the average illuminating power of the gas supplied to the City during the week had been above the requirement of the Act of Parliament, but that on six occasions out of 17 in the case of the Chartered Gas Company it had been below the standard, and that once in seven in the case of the Great Central Company it had also been below. The average power of the City Company's gas had been equal to 13.17 cantles, whereas that of the Chartered and Great Central had not been 121 candles. The amount of sulphur in the City and Chartered had ave raged 19'3 grains, but that of the Great Central had been 21.1 grains, and on every occasion the latter gas had con tained more sulphur than was sanctioned by the act. Mr CHA.PLIN gave notice that when next the gas ques tion came before the Court he would submit the following motion :—" That it be referred to the Special Gas Commit tee to confer with the gas companies in the City of London with the view of obtaining a reduction of the price of gas to that which was charged by the various companies from and after the passing of the act of the Great Central Gas Com pany to the passing of the Metropolis Gas Act, and in the event of the committee failing to obtain such reduction to consider and report as to the advisability of applying to Parliament for powers to obtain the same, and to secure to the citizens the advantages they formerly possessed in re spect of the gas supply, and such other powers as may be otherwise beneficial." THE MEDICAL OFFICER'S REPORT. The following report was read from the medical officer of health :—" The inspectors' return which are before you re late;to 265 houses that have ,been inspected during the week, and I submit a list of 62 places for sanitary improve ment. The markets and slaughter• houses have been duly inspected, and the officers have condemned 2,3601 b of meat as most unfit for human food ; 9701 b were diseased, b76lb were putrid, and 8141 b were from animals that had died from disease. It consisted of 9 sheer, 5 pigs, 10 quarters of beef, 20 joints of meat, and 42 head of game and poultry. " The mortality returns for the week are a little above the average for the corresponding week of the last 9 years. Last week the number of deaths was 51, whereas the average number is 51; 28, or nearly half of the deaths, were among children of less than five years of age, and 8 were among persons of 60 and upwards. The chief causes of death are as follows :—Phtlthis, s—mesenteric disease, 10—pneumonia, 3—bronchitis, 2—whooping-cough, I—diphtheria, 3—scar let fever, 4 —measles, I—and 3 from infantile diarrho3.4" Her Majesty's Ship Bulldog. The Secretary of the Admiralty presents his com pliments to the Editor of 2he Sun, and requests insertion of the following paragraph With reference to the reportel loss of her Majesty's ship Bulldog, letters have been received from Vice-Admiral Sir Jamos Hope, dated at Halifax, the 20th of September, in which he states that her Majesty's ship Galatea arrived there on the 27tb, having left Bermuda on the 24th, and reported that the Bulldog had sailed from Bermuda for Jamaica on the 14th of September. There appears to be no truth in the report of the Bulldog having been lost be tween Bermuda and Halifax." Admiralty, Oct. 11, 1864. SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO A GENTLEMAN AT NEW- ItARRET.—On Monday afternoon, as Mr Francis Beard, of Mortlake, was riding a highly-spirited horse on the road, within a mile of Newmarket Race Course, in passing a farmer's spring cart, a gig bore down upon him with great velooity, so closely as to cause the step of the vehicle to out his right leg through his trousers and boot, and pierce the right flank of the horse, which made him rear and fall back upon the unfortunate gentleman. He was taken up in a state of insensibility, but although suffeting from a fractured arm and other serious injuries, fatal consequences were not apprehended. The animal, a very valuable one, will be rendered useless. MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON A POLICE CONSTABLE. —At the City Police Court, yesterday, two brothers, named Charles and Thomas Stansfield, were called upon to answer charges preferred against them by Police Con stable William Wilkinson, of the C division, The police man, who appeared with his head bandaged, said that at half-past eleven o'clock on Monday night he heard screams in Ashton Old-road Ardwick, and upon going to the spot saw Charles Stanefield ill•using his wife, who wanted to give him into custody. Witness told them they must settle the dispute between themselves. With some difficulty he got them to leave the street, and went on. He had not proceeded far when Charles Stansfield returned and beat his wife as before. Ho separated them, and as Charles Stanefield refused to go away, wit ness took him into custody. He was rescued by his brother Thomas, and making his escape welit into the shop of his father, who is a butcher. Witness took Thos. Stanefield into custody, to take him to the police station for rescuing the other prisoner. Charles then came out armed with: a butcher's cleaver, with which he struck witness deliberately four times, on the head, arm and shoulder. The cleaver was produced; it had a large heavy steel blade, and was a most Drmidable weapon. The certificate of Mr T. N. Deane, the police surgeon, stated that the policeman was suffering from a severe incised wound over the left temple, dividing the artery and indent ing the bone, and being two and a half inches in length. The prisoners were committed for triat at the assizes. HEAVY PENALTIES AGAINST A PAWNBROKER. —At Dudley, on Monday, Mr Thomas Kendrick, pawnbroker, was charged with having issued 60 pawn tickets which did not contain upon them the information required by the Pawnbrokers' Act, as to the position of the person pawning, or the number of the entry in the pawn-book, Some weeks ago, Mr Kendrick pleaded guilty to seven charges of a like nature, made against him by Mr Wootton, auctioneer, of West Bromwich, and was fined £5 and costs in each case. Subsequently, twelve informations were laid against him by Mr Rowley, auctioneer, of 13rierley-hill and Stourbridge; but that gen tleman, when the cases were called on, intimated that he would decline to give evidence, as the defendant had made a very fair and proper arrangement with him, The over seers of the parish, therefore, took the matter up on public grounds, and obtained leave to issue fifty summonses against Mr Kendrick. After hearing evidence, the Bench inflicted a flue of £5 and costs in each of twenty-three cases (the whole amount of the fines to go to the overseers of the parish), or in default three months' hard labour. MEADOWS IN MOUNTAINOUS DISTRICTS.— Among the means devised for averting the scourge of inundations, the replanting of woods on the naked declivities of mountains held a prominent place. The Administration of Woods and Forests in France took up the matter seriously, and, under the able direction of N. Vieaire, the work of replanting the mountainous districts of the south-east, south-west, rnd centre has for the last few years been rapidly progressing. But this would still be insufficient to arrest the evil without the aid of grass, which, covering the steep slopes with a compact and tena cious turf, prevents 'the earth from being washed away by heavy rains. Moreover, owing to the great resistance offered by grass to the downward progress of water, a great deal of it has time to be absorbed by the soil, and, when this is practised on a large scale, it has a material effect in diminishing the volume of water and rendering therefore the overflowing of rivers less frequent—not to mention the advantage resulting from the retention of all the fertil ising principles of the muddy water which runs over the grass. The meadows thus formed afford nourish ment to an immense number of cattle, whereby good manure is obtained for the adjacent fields. This theory is the roeult of much attention paid to the subject by M. Bargne, a landed proprietor possessing a farm at the very sources of the torrents which descend from the mountains of the Lotere, and who has himself carried out the plan he recommends to others. His farm has lately been visited by M. Herve-Mangon at the request of the Societe d'Encouragement, and been highly approved of by that eminent rural engineer. In order to form the sloping meadows in question, M. Bargne first smooths out all the irregularities of the declivities, and, before sowing, cuts number of trenches act ose, very slightly inclined, so as to retain the water as long as poieible. Ile nest bars the ravines with piles of stones, whereby the water, instead of running down, necessarily flows into the trenches. This prevents it from scooping out the earth as before, grass begins to grow, and the water then filters slowly through it, and thus a barren soil becomes fertile in a very short time. The Fatal Accident at London Bridge Station, Last evening, Mr W. Payne, coroner for Southwark, held an inquiry at Guy's Hospital respecting the deaths of two men, George Start and James May, who were cut to pieces last Saturday morning, near the London-bridge Station of the South-Eastern Railway. _ J. Ashton, engine driver, said—On Saturday morning he was bringing up the Hastings express train, due at London bridge at 11 15, When within 500 yards of the station, the train was switched off the main up-line on to the Croydon up-line, which is within 2ft 4in of the parapet. Just at that moment he saw the two deceased between the metals and the wall. Ho reversed the engine and put on the breaks, but the train was on them in a moment, One of them looked at witness, and caught hold of the other to pull him out of the way, when they were struck by the buffer-beam which projected over the metals. Witness saw them spin ning round between the carriage and the wall for the whole length of the train. There was not room for any person to stand between the wall and the projections of the train —there could be no escape from such a position. James Elwards and John Buggy described the fearful state in which they found the two deceased on the line. May had been crushed against the wall for a distance of 100 yards from where the train first struck him, and a trace of blood along the parapet was distinctly visible. He was cut to pieces. Start was not so badly crushed, and he lived two hours. They had been employed to post bills of the " Route to Paris" on a board over the parapet at the viaduct, and to enable them to stand on the parapet they had a small ladder with them. Trains were passing the spot every three or four minutes, and it was not possible to tell until the train was within 60 yards of where they stood whether it would continue on the main up line or come in next the wall on to the Croydon up line. Mr May, inspector of the South-Eastern Company's ad vertising department, said that the deceased Were employed in the engineer's yard, and he directed them to paste the bills because they knew all about the trains. If they had commenced their work at 6 o'clock they could have had it all over by 9, before the heavy traffic: commenced, but they deferred the business too late. The Coroner having summed up, Thejury returned a verdict that the deceased were killed accidentally while pasting bills on the South-Eastern line, and the jury recommended that all bills should in future be pasted before 8 o'clock in the morning, and that no adver tising boards should be erected within at least 200 yards of a switching junction, Lord Enfield, M.P., and lilr, Lindsay, M.P., at Uxbridge. Lord Enfield and Mr. Lindsay, M.P., were among the speakers at the annual dinner of the Middlesex Agricul tural Society, which took place at Uxbridge on Friday. Lord Enfield defended the foreign policy of the Government — especially with regard to the American and Dano-German wars. With regard to domestic affairs, it had been said by a high authority that they would do well to "rest and be thankful." That came well from an old veteran who had borne himself nobly in many a well-fought political field ; but with regard to those younger men, who had yet their political spurs to win, he thought they ought to have another watchword, "Move with the times." (Cheers.) If they looked around them, they saw that in Parliament they had yet much work to do. In the state of their laws, and in many other matters to which he need not particularly allude, there was a wide field for their exertions. Everything in the material and physical world was advancing, and daily pro ducing new fields for honourable effort and employment, and they could not, therefore, sit with their hands folded and say that as legislators their labour was at an end ; on the contrary, he believed that before them they had a great future, and if they again conferred upon him the honour of being one of their representatives, he would ever be animated with a warm desire to pursue the path of peace, progress, and improvement in all matters which affected the prosperity of the country.—Mr Lindsay said he agreed with his noble friend that their wisest course was not to interfere in the American contest. Mediation would be useless, and he had never advocated mediation, much less interference, but had always been an humble, earnest advocate of peace. He had looked upon this vain and wicked war with horror and disgust. (Hear.) He agreed with the statesmen of England when they pronounced through Mr Gladstone that the Southern people, both in the management of their internal affairs, and in the defence of their liberties and their homes, were a nation. The ma jority of the people of England felt that they were a nation able to defend themselves against the masses of the North ; and he thought it was their duty, not to interfere, not to mediate, but to advise their Sovereign, in the exercise of her just prerogative, to receive at her Court the represents tive of a people who had shown themselves, in every sense of the word, a nation. (Hear.) The other Great Powers of Europe were willing to follow their example, and he be lieved that the moral effect of recognition would have stayed the dreadful war. The Northern Government, through Mr Seward, had now avowed that the restoration of the Union, and not the extinction of the iniquitous Bye tem of slavery, was the object of the war ; and if England and the ether Powers of Europe hal recognised the South, and thus shown that they believed the restoration of the Union to bo vain, the moral effect on the people of the North would most likely have been such as to stay this desolating war. England had great interest in seeing the people of America great, prosperous, and industrious; and he feared that the policy which had boon adopted by those who had the destinies of England in their hands had been a mis taken one. There now prevailed in the North an exaspe rated feeling against England ; and if in connection with their American colonies, they got into trouble with the North, they had lost the warm hearts, if not the material aid, of the South. (Hear, hear.) FRIGHTFUL FALL OVER A BRIDGE.—A van con mining two persons was crossing the bridge at Airdrie a few days ago, when it came into violent contact with the parapet. The occupants of the vehicle were thrown over the bridge, falling a distance of some 30 feet into the rocky bed of the river below, which, unfortunately, was at the time almost free of water. They were followed by the horse and machine. Singularly enough the horse fell on its feet, and was led home afterwards apparently not much the worse of the accident. It was not eo with the men, one of whom was picked up insensible from external and inter nal injuries, and carried into an apartment adjoining the store, and the other had his jawbone broken, and a number of teeth knocked out, but was in a condition to be carried home. Hopes of the recovery of the latter are entertained, but the life of the former is despaired of. THE " BLACK BALL'' Smrs.—Advices have been received in advance of the Australian mail, per telegram from Suez, of the arrivals of the ships Southern Empire, Captain Reeves, and the Royal Dane, Captain L. Davies, both from Liverpool, at Melbourne, the Royal Albert, Captain Davis, from London, at Sydney; the Young Australian, Captain C. Grey, from London, the Fusiliers, Captain D. Carvosso, from London, and the Sultana, Captain H. Williams, from Liverpool, all at Brisbane, Moreton Bay. And of the sailing of the ships, the Matilda, Captain Stevenson, the Southern Empire, Captain Reeves, and the Duke of Newcastle, Captain M'Kenzie, all from Melbourne. NUMBER OF BILLS OF EXCHANGE.—The Inland Revenue returns show that the number of bill stamps used by the public is constantly increasing. In the financial year 1861-62 the number issued from the Stamp-office was 5,397,195, and in the next year, 1862-63, 5,501,483. This is exclusive of foreign bills. 1,795,187 stamps for foreign bills were sold in the year 1861-62, and 1.961,602 in the year 1862-63. In this latter year stamps were sold for 6,740 inland bills, and 4,288 foreign, to be drawn for upwards of £4,000 each. There is no return as yet of the number of bill stamps sold in the year 1863-64, but it must be very large, for the stamp duty received from them was more by 15 per cent. than in the year 1862-63. DIABOLICAL ATTEMPT.—WOOLWICH, Oct. 10.— rhe police are now engaged endeavouring to dii. cover the perpetrator of a vile attempt to kill cr injure some persons connected with the Gun Factories' department of the Royal Arsenal; It appears that a few days since a set of drawers was removed from another department to the clerks' offices at the Royal Gun Factories, and one of the compartments was opened with some difficulty, when it was found to be filled with powder and ball cartridge, a flint-lock pistol, loaded and primed, being placed in such a manner that a blight concussion would have caused it to explode and the ammunition to become ignited. Fortunately the pistol did not explode, and the object of the miscreant was defeated. It is suspected that the attempt was made by one of the employes at the department who has recently been discharged. SALMON FISHING IN THE NORM—Since the withdrawal of the nets, capital sport has been ob• tained upon most of our northern rivers. As regards the Ness, Sir Joseph Hawley has just left for the South, after a most successful season. Mr A. Denison is killing fi-h almost every day, and a few have been caught occasionally by anglers during the past week. On Tuesday, the Mar quis of Blandford plied the water of Mr Baillie, of Lays. His lordship hooked several fish, but unfortunately larded none of the number. Monday next is the last day of the season. The Spey has been yielding splendid baskets. Among the moat successful anglers who have fro- quented that river were Lady Alex. Gordon Lennox and Lord Francis Gordon Lennox, who fished the Gordon Castle waters. Lord Algernon Gordon Lennox, Capts. Campbell and buncombe, Mr Knox, and Mr Arkwright have also met with capital sport on the same part of the river. On Monday last, at Glentulchen, Mr Bass, M.P„ killed three salmon, and on the same water, the- following day, a like number was captured by Dr Hurrell. One of the fish caught by Mr Bass was a fine clean specimen of 181bs—he gave upwards of an hour and a quarter's play before being landed, Major Water has had a few days' good fishing on the Dove ron, capturing several clean run salmon of from l7lbs to 201bs each. On the Tay and Earn the fish are very nume rous, and it has been noticed that they are betaking them selves to the spawning bed s much earlier than usual. Some of the salmon caught on the Earn weighed as high es 30Ibs. In most rivers grilse and sea trout are more than usually large and abundant, and should the spawning season prove favourable good fishing may be expected next year,—/is verness COW le2'. SECOND EDITION. BUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocx. AUSTRIA. Advices from Vienna contradict a rumour pub. lished by some foreign journals that the Austrian Cabinet had opened negotiations with that of Spain, in order to come to an understanding as to the policy they should pursue in common on the subject of the Franco-Italian Convention. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. S PORTING INTELLIGENCE. —This Day, NEWMARKET RACES—Tars DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVS. _ Collorrinia - ••• 1 Amber . .... •• • 2 OATLANDS PLATE. Saccharometer Principal 2 Vabalathus Nino ran. BEAUFORT STAKES. Sir Roger Black Rock .. 2 HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Trumpeter colt Eltham .. 2 Redmire Ten ran. HANDICAP. Gownsman 0 1 Lytham Attraction 0 3 TROY STAKES. Ko3nig 1 Gardevisure Five ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Wild Thyme Incision Lazzaroui Sevin ran. BEDFORD STAKES. Miraflor 0 1 Klormska King Charming MATCH—Paradise beat Vicksburg. MAIDEN PLATE.. Pancho .. 1 Sister to Ascham Sidewind 3 Ten ran. SELECT STAKES. Cambuscan LATEST BETTING. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 100 to 15 agst Gratitude (taken) 100 to 8 agst Prince Plausible (taken) 100 to 6 agat Muezzin (taken) 100 to 6 agat Tattoo (taken) 2:5 to 1 agst Mail Train (taken) 30 to 1 agst Birchbroom r_-~Y~~ DERBY. 20 to 1 agat Gladiateur (taken to a monkey) CLOSE OF THE NEW ZEALAND WAR, SUBMISSION OF THE NATIVES. A copy of the following telegram was received, to•day at the War Department from the Foreign Mee : (Copy.) Telegram from the Acting Consul General, Cairo, to the Foreign Office. Nth October, 1864. I beg to communicate through your Lordship's Office, to the Secretary of State for War, and to the Quartermaster-General, Horse Guards, Lon% don, the following telegram, just received from Lieutenant General Cameron, dated Tannings, August 61h : A meeting took place on the sth and 6th of August between his Excellency the Governor of New Z3aland and the natives of Tauranga, at which the latter submitted unconditionally to the Queen's authority, and placed their lands at the Governor's d i sposal. They have been permitted to return to ther lands, a small pottion of which will be forfeited. (Signed) THOS. READ, SHIPPING-THIS DAY, LONDON, Oct. 12.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly ; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. Tnoox, Oat. 11.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Enterprise, from Valparaiso. - . FAL3IOUTS, Oct. 11: =Wind N.N.E.—Salled—Mar mion, for the West Indies—Eleanor and Jane, for Rio Janeiro. OFF MOUNT'S BAT, Oct. 11.—Arrived—Isabella Blyth, from Mauritius—Georgia, from Monto Video for Havre-:- Elizibeth, from New York for Antwerp. CLYDE, Oct. 11.—Wind E.E,—Arrived—Exchange, from Montreal. (BY MAGNETIC TELECIRATEI,) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrives, Oct. 11—Effort, from Archangel—Corintha, from Cronstadt--Isabella, from Wyborg—North Lf Scot land, from Riga— Godiel, from Archangel. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed, O. 11—Joseph liure, for Trinidad—Lnoknow, for Bombay ; Chieftain, for Newport—all from London. Passed, Oct. 12—Z inith, schooner, from the West, for London. Sailed, Oct. 12—George Arkla, for Norway. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 3 per mille pm. and the short exchange on London is 25.30 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. lOad. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 2-16ths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advic :8 from Hamburg the price of gold is 423 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.51 per £1 stcrlin . Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 7-I:tha per cent. dearer in London then in Hamburg. TILE KING OF DAIIOIIE'S SPOUSES.—A throng of unarmed women, the royal spouses, sat in a semicircle behind the King under the same thatch, the warrioresses being on stools, or at squat outside, and through the open entrance slave girls peeped at the proceeding. I regret to say that not a pretty face appeared. Most of the "fair sex" had sooty skins, and the few browns showed negro features. They atoned for this homeliness by an ex treme devotion to their lord and master. Woman's position on earth, say Easterns, is to look up to somebody, and these certainly do, so far, their duty. It is no wonder that the King of Dahomee soul, like my "Lord Keeper's," lodges well. If perspiration appears upon the royal brow it is in stantly removed with the softest cloth by the gentlest hands; if the royal dress be disarranged, it is at once adjusted ; if the royal lips move, a plated spittoon, which Mr Norris wrote, was gold, held by one of the wives, is moved within convenient distance; if the King sneezes, all present touch the ground with their foreheads; if he drinks, every lip utters en exclamation of blessing. The intense personal veneration reminded me of the accounts of Mahommed the apostle and of his followers left by contemporary writers. But without Analysing too far, I suspect that in Dahome it is rather the principle than the person that is respected, the despotism more than the despot, the turban rather than the wearer; that were the King to be succeeded on the morrow, the same semi-idolatry would be heaped upon his successor. However that may be, the Dahoman. King must only condescend to live, all, save what must necessarily be done by himself, is done for him. Such a life appears wearisome ; but kings are unlike common men, and the ways of princes are mysteries to the multitude. To this exceeding care only can be attributed the protracted re igns of a dynasty whose eight members have sat upon the throne 252 yearr, thus rivalling the seven Roman monarchs whose rule extended over nearly the same period, and has caused them to be held fabulous or typical.—. Burton's lltis sloe to She ling of Dahome. - ..._._ _ A horrible murder has just been discovered at If antes Combes (Isere). In the beginning of last month a farmer named bloit oud disa pp eare d , and no traces could be found of him , althou g h the police, at the instance of his wife, made inquiries far and near. Last week, how ever, the authorities were informed of certain rumours to the effect that Moiroud had probably been murdered by his wife and a man named Chenavas, with whom she had for some time maintained an illicit connection. They were accordingly arrested, and the woman at last confessed that Chenavas, at her instigation, had murdered her husband by striking him on the head with an axe, and that they had then burnt the body in an oven which they had previously nearly filled with wood for the purpose. This confession was proved to be true by the discovery of calcined human bones in the ash-hole under the oven, The two prisoners were coarmitttd for trial.